diff --git a/usr.sbin/route6d/route6d.8 b/usr.sbin/route6d/route6d.8
index 0d3226baedf1..2dfd91c53d4b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/route6d/route6d.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/route6d/route6d.8
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The characters
 .Qq Li * ,
 .Qq Li \&? ,
 and
-.Qq Li [
+.Qq Li \&[
 in the interface list will be interpreted as shell-style pattern.
 The
 .Nm